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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bobby visits a person at Stella Maris. What religious historical figure does that person have a vision of?
(a) Mary.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Moses.
(d) Jesus.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what did Kline's parrot do in the carnival?
(a) Flew through a maze.
(b) Juggled handkerchiefs.
(c) Balanced a ball on his beak.
(d) Rode a bicycle on a wire.

3. In Chapter 8, where does John say that he recently spent some time recovering?
(a) Asante Central Hospital.
(b) Kaiser hospital.
(c) St. Jude's Hospital.
(d) Eastern State Hospital.

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what is the projectionist's name that the Kid brings to help him?
(a) Newton.
(b) Schmidt.
(c) Walter.
(d) Eddie.

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what is in the old steamer trunk that is in the chicken house?
(a) Bobby's diary.
(b) The girl's father's college papers.
(c) The girls grandmother's letters.
(d) The girl's comb,

6. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what keeps the rest of the crew from joining Bobby?
(a) A severe storm.
(b) The crew's boat malfunctions.
(c) The crew get lost on their way out.
(d) The job is cancelled and no one tells Bobby.

7. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, where do Bobby and John go to have lunch?
(a) The Black Sheep.
(b) Oberon's.
(c) Arnaud's.
(d) Mezcal.

8. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what does Bobby tell Kline that he finds in the woods when Bobby is 13?
(a) A young boy running with a pack of stray dogs.
(b) A crashed racing plane.
(c) A cave with a sleeping bear inside.
(d) A tiger that escaped from the zoo.

9. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say about French white wine?
(a) They could double as window cleaner.
(b) They are the nectar of the gods.
(c) He favors them over the Italian varieties.
(d) He will only drink white wine if it is French.

10. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the dummy in the trunk say his name is?
(a) Pynchon.
(b) Poussaint.
(c) Puddentain.
(d) Pontchartrain.

11. What does Bobby tell Kline that his sister spends her inheritance money on?
(a) On a Violin.
(b) On her college education.
(c) On a house.
(d) On an engagement ring.

12. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what does the girl call the Kid when he asks her why he gets no respect from her?
(a) A liar.
(b) A dwarf.
(c) A gibbering imp.
(d) An incurable nuisance.

13. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what dish do Bobby and Kline both order?
(a) Pasta arbiata.
(b) Puttanesca.
(c) Fettuccine with clams.
(d) Gnocchi.

14. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 8, where does Brat get admitted to school?
(a) Pace.
(b) Georgia State University.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Emory.

15. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what is Kline's role in his family's carnival?
(a) Clown.
(b) Lion tamer.
(c) Fortune teller.
(d) Acrobat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what does the girl think that she and her other classmates look like in their all white clothes?

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what is Bobby's original major at college?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 8, what is Brat going to study?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, who does John say is wiser than Hamlet?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what is John's solution for getting off of parole?

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